Aphilia Studio
Aphilia Studio, 2020s-, is a British studio in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.
Era: 2020s
East London Japanese rope / shibari studio at Cable Street Studios. Official Aphilia pages present the space as an intimate studio for body-centric Japanese rope practice, emotional exchange and physical dialogue, with an ethos of radical tenderness, fierce compassion, vulnerability, empathy and safety. Public programming includes private classes with studio owner Conor Aphilia, multiple-date beginner classes, a weekly Wednesday Rope Jam, Aibunawa study sessions and 2026 salon / performance listings through TicketTailor. Aibunawa / Yukimura wording and guest-event names are treated as programme context, not as lineage or broad collaborator relationships.
Official links
Sources
- Aphilia Studio official site catalogue record
- Aphilia Studio: Private Classes catalogue record
- TicketTailor: Aphilia Studio events list catalogue record
- Aphilia Studio: Beginners Rope Class catalogue record
- Aphilia Studio: Wednesday Rope Jam catalogue record
- Aphilia Studio: Aibunawa Study Group catalogue record
- Aphilia Studio: The Salon with KnotReallyDead catalogue record
- Instagram: Aphilia Studio / @aphiliastudio catalogue record
- Instagram: Knot Really Dead and BloodxPup performance at Aphilia Studio catalogue record
- Instagram: Vik and Gala live session at Aphilia Studio catalogue record
- Conor Aphilia / London Shibari official site catalogue record
- Conor Aphilia: About catalogue record
- Conor Aphilia: Shibari Tuition catalogue record
People associated with Aphilia Studio: Conor Aphilia, Knot Really Dead, Vik, Gala Kinshinawa.